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Hooping the Curd

Date: 1914
Description: Workers hooping the curd to make cheddar cheese at the Plymouth Cheese factory.
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Milking machine

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Description: Man in hat posing with milking machine.
Poster

IH "Milker Service Day" Advertising Poster

Date: 1950
Description: Advertising poster promoting "Milker Service Day" at International Harvester dealerships. Includes the text: "Our trained milker service men will adjust an...
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Men Delivering Milk to Creamery

Date: 1922
Description: Two men deliver milk in cans to a creamery from the back of a milk truck.
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Farmer Milking Cow

Date: 03 1924
Description: Man sitting on a crate milking a cow by hand inside a barn on the farm of Hal Ament.
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Farmer Pouring Milk for Son

Date: 03 1924
Description: Farmer Hal Ament pouring milk from a pail into a glass for his young son as they stand at the gate of their farmhouse.
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Toledo Scale

Date: 06 13 1928
Description: Man weighing a milk can on a new Toledo scale at the H.M. Zander Creamery.
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Old Scale

Date: 06 13 1928
Description: Man using an old scale at the H.M. Zander Creamery.
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Toledo Scale

Date: 05 20 1928
Description: A man is weighing a bucket on an old scale at the Evans Creamery.
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Milking the Cows

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Description: Two men are sitting on stools milking cows in a barnyard within a log fence enclosure. Milking was usually done outside during the 19th century so in this ...
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Man on Wagon with Milk Cans

Date: 1872
Description: A farmer driving a horse-drawn wagon with milk cans. Behind him is a frame structure, possibly a cheese factory, with a porch and a full door on the second...
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Farmers Unloading Milk Cans

Date: 1876
Description: Farmers off-loading milk cans from their wagons at the creamery. One man is operating a hoist, lifting a can to pour the milk down a chute.
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Loading Milk Cans

Date: 1937
Description: A man unloads milk cans from a Ford Model T pickup truck at a creamery receiving station.
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Bryant Dairy Farm

Date: 07 21 1947
Description: Two men showing a farmer milking equipment.
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Farmer in Barnyard with Milk Cans

Date: 1920
Description: A farmer stands in a barnyard holding a milk can.
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Radio Stars with Mechanical Cow at "A Century of Progress"

Date: 03 24 1933
Description: Radio stars Jack Pearl and Cliff Hal posing with a mechanical cow and milker in the International Harvester exhibit at the "A Century of Progress" world's ...
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Dairy Display at "A Century of Progress"

Date: 06 02 1933
Description: A cream separator and power unit milker with mannequin on display in the International Harvester exhibit at the "A Century of Progress" world's fair.
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Cream Separator Demonstration

Date: 1930
Description: A group of men and women are gathered to watch two men demonstrate a McCormick-Deering cream separator at A&P Creamery. The cream separator was sold by the...
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Farmer with Milk Can in Wheelbarrow

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Description: A farmer hauling a milk can on a wheelbarrow.
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6-Can Milk Cooler

Date: 11 24 1936
Description: Clifford C. Ball places a milk can into a McCormick-Deering 6-can milk cooler. A cream separator stands against the wall to the left.

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